WalMart is doing exactly what OUR politicians have given them permission to do.

WalMart is only doing what our politicians, Democrat & Republican, have given them permission to do.

The benefits of "Free Trade" are ONLY available to Mega Corporations.Mom & Pop do not have the resources to Demand a Volume Deal in China (or any other Slave Labor country), and then transport the product across the ocean.

There was a time, not so long ago,when legislation and regulation prevented large corporations from moving into an area and undercutting the locally owned businesses. Dollars spent in small towns stayed local,
and a Good Living could be made by The Many.

We could have that again,
if we had a Political Party that represented the Working Class.

You will know them by their WORKS,
not by their rhetoric, promises, or excuses.
Solidarity99!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

the way take your children out in the bigger World and show them what
Quality Workmanship looks like.

Wal*Mart, yes, like other discount stores sells cheap furniture, appliances, clothing and
such. It's cheap for a reason and much of these stores' proprietary items can not
be repaired even by experienced repairpersons.

Having a child 'save up' to buy something special, that they could own for a life-time, that
is made to last is a gifted lesson you give to your child for their adulthood. These items
are often made by a local craftsperson.

And If I see Advil on sale and I don't have to drive far to get it..yes that makes sense.

14. K&R. nt

16. Walmart and others have been undermining the economy for some time.

They created the advantages they now exploit by bending the system. Their management is not as blameless or innocent as the title line of this thread suggests. As has been made very clear in the recent exposure of their bribery practices they are aggressively competitive and will create any advantage they feel they need.

If you have ever fought against one coming to your town you know the truth of this. May their management at all levels find themselves in irons awaiting judgement for the rape and pillage of main street America. They murdered many small towns along the interstates and many ordinary local stores.

The legislators who helped them at federal and state levels, along with "others" in government did so due to the same influences which were so visible in the election: greed and raw money. It is an interlocking and seemingly symbiotic arrangement.

18. Corporations have no soul, and that is not a bad thing.

They are created to maximize profit for the owners,
and THAT is not a bad thing.
Corporations are simply a tool.
It is foolish to blame a snake for acting like a snake,
or expecting it to act like anything other than a snake.

As citizens, consumers, and workers, the ONLY avenue we have to restrain these soulless entities, and make them behave for the Common Good is through Regulation imposed on them through our government.
Our fathers and grandfathers understood this,
and they fought and died to restrain Corporations through Regulations on Trade (Local, Interstate, & International) and Unfair Business Practices.

Not so long ago, our small towns and regional economies were protected by the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and other Interstate regulations against Unfair Competition where giant Corporations were NOT allowed to move into an area and undercut the local businesses.

The BLAME belongs squarely on the shoulders of those politicians (Democrat & Republican)
who helped sell the scam that we needed to get all those regulations "off the backs of our Businesses".
Now THAT was foolish, and inexcusable.

The Graven Image on the altar...
..of the New Church of The Invisible Hand.